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I rarely visit the AMOC Forum these days. Lots of personal reasons. However, I just popped my head in and it seems that the number of regular contributors is barely more than a handful these days. That doesn’t seem very good for a prestigious club with a few thousand members. When I joined the club over 10 years ago there were masses of contributors and the varied nature of opinions was brilliant. Not saying it’s not helpful now, it is. Just not as much as in the past as far as I am concerned.
I’m sure some of those ‘regulars’ also contribute here but rather than hear from them I wonder if other AMOC PistonHeads would offer their reasons for not bothering with the clubs forum. I’m just a curious rank and file club member. Nothing suspicious.
Marco07
I’m sure some of those ‘regulars’ also contribute here but rather than hear from them I wonder if other AMOC PistonHeads would offer their reasons for not bothering with the clubs forum. I’m just a curious rank and file club member. Nothing suspicious.
Marco07
RL17 said:
Very compartmentalised so click click click click to get where you may want to look only to find a dearth of recent posts and replies.
Had two stage sign in as well.
Just use this - https://forum.amoc.org/latestHad two stage sign in as well.
Sadly - I think a few, like me, have had bad experiences with folks in that club. There are a few that are an antiquated bunch of either old school money or mightier than thou knobs who moan piss and winge about everyone with an opinion different to theirs.
I suspect this Merc tie up has caused a few pace makers to fail - hence the lack of volume in that forum.
IMO - the club needs a refresh if it's going to attract a better class of individual and one that is more representative of a modern audience that won't complain about a green stripe or some carbon fibre.
I suspect this Merc tie up has caused a few pace makers to fail - hence the lack of volume in that forum.
IMO - the club needs a refresh if it's going to attract a better class of individual and one that is more representative of a modern audience that won't complain about a green stripe or some carbon fibre.
The forum never recovered from the attempt to move it to the new website.
As for the club, I'm unlikely to renew to be honest. Lots of reasons, not least that I live between two areas and neither of them have events I can ever attend due to the inconvenience of having to work for a living (I get the feeling quite a few of the old guard at AMOC don't suffer that).
I would echo comments above. I'm not a young chap anymore but I do feel the club is a bit old and crusty even for me.
As for the club, I'm unlikely to renew to be honest. Lots of reasons, not least that I live between two areas and neither of them have events I can ever attend due to the inconvenience of having to work for a living (I get the feeling quite a few of the old guard at AMOC don't suffer that).
I would echo comments above. I'm not a young chap anymore but I do feel the club is a bit old and crusty even for me.
I only joined AMOC as part of my insurance requirements.
I've tried using the website a couple of times and its just to clunky and non-user friendly.
Complete difference to Pistonheads forum, which I visit most days to see what everyone's up too.
Very easy to use, everyone's helpful and generally positive about the topics raised.
I've tried using the website a couple of times and its just to clunky and non-user friendly.
Complete difference to Pistonheads forum, which I visit most days to see what everyone's up too.
Very easy to use, everyone's helpful and generally positive about the topics raised.
woodsypedia said:
Sadly - I think a few, like me, have had bad experiences with folks in that club. There are a few that are an antiquated bunch of either old school money or mightier than thou knobs who moan piss and winge about everyone with an opinion different to theirs.
Yes.I've had no personal interactions, but when I first got into Aston ownership around 10 years ago I posted a couple of times on the forum and received some narrow-minded, haughty responses that permanently turned me off from AMOC.
I've done a few French section AMOC meetings. Members are great, people in charge of AMOC France are a cheerful bunch, no snobs there, they all make you feel welcome. Meetings include a tuition in Formula Renault single seaters with the aim of ultimately taking members to F1 (tuition in old F1 cars). Not exactly an old people's club!
MO55 said:
As a matter of interest I just checked the AMOC forum, 8 posts this morning. I get the impression the new site is finally showing signs of sustained recovery.
I sometimes try to read AMOC posts, but do find the website navigation difficult.
V8LM's link to 'Latest' (above) is helpful, but I am still confused, because I cannot see 8 posts this morning on that page.
It shows 3 Subjects, each with the Last Post of '1 day ago'. Nothing shown as today.
Where can we read todays posts ?
On another possible AMOC aspect.
Each year Silverstone has a Classic race meeting, which is quite a major event. I recently read that Aston Martin Lagonda will be involved in some way this year.
Will there be a special AMOC gathering or display at that event this year, or is there anything for owners to join in ?
AMVSVNick said:
Emailed the AM Quarterly publication a couple of weeks ago as I'm after a photo they had in one of the mags. Got a "read receipt".
Not heard another thing.
I believe it's only courteous to respond to genuine requests.
Don't waste your time my friend. They are just pig ignorant and up themselves. Its no wonder things are and have not been fine and dandy for sometime now. If you wear red trousers and have long nose hair and lots of money you maybe in with a chance. LOLNot heard another thing.
I believe it's only courteous to respond to genuine requests.
AMVSVNick said:
Emailed the AM Quarterly publication a couple of weeks ago as I'm after a photo they had in one of the mags. Got a "read receipt".
Not heard another thing.
I believe it's only courteous to respond to genuine requests.
Don't waste your time my friend. They are just pig ignorant and up themselves. Its no wonder things are and have not been fine and dandy for sometime now. If you wear red trousers and have long nose hair and lots of money you maybe in with a chance. LOLNot heard another thing.
I believe it's only courteous to respond to genuine requests.
Jon39 said:
I sometimes try to read AMOC posts, but do find the website navigation difficult.
V8LM's link to 'Latest' (above) is helpful, but I am still confused, because I cannot see 8 posts this morning on that page.
It shows 3 Subjects, each with the Last Post of '1 day ago'. Nothing shown as today.
Where can we read todays posts ?
On another possible AMOC aspect.
Each year Silverstone has a Classic race meeting, which is quite a major event. I recently read that Aston Martin Lagonda will be involved in some way this year.
Will there be a special AMOC gathering or display at that event this year, or is there anything for owners to join in ?
https://forum.amoc.org/latest
PS: It may make a difference in what you are seeing, as I am a permanently 'signed in' member?
Edited by MO55 on Tuesday 19th February 16:03
MO55 said:
Edited by MO55 on Tuesday 19th February 16:03
Thank you Bob.
Yes, signing in must be the difference.
I can understand no posting without signing in, or members only can post, but only allowing visitors to read posts that are at least 24 hour old is perhaps unusual, and also a discouragement to revisit the forum.
Jon39 said:
On another possible AMOC aspect.
Each year Silverstone has a Classic race meeting, which is quite a major event. I recently read that Aston Martin Lagonda will be involved in some way this year.
Will there be a special AMOC gathering or display at that event this year, or is there anything for owners to join in ?
If there's some special anniversary a set of cars gets a very slow parade lap (unlike the Le Mans Classic ones
)I thought an Aston Martin Heritage Racing Festival Series race had been added to the programme with a Sunday race and a Friday quali spot.
Marco07 said:
I I wonder if other AMOC PistonHeads would offer their reasons for not bothering with the clubs forum. I’m just a curious rank and file club member. Nothing suspicious.
Too many knobs on there in red trousers.I had 3 Astons at one point (well, two and a half) and used to visit the site. Soon got bored with the people on there.
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